October 5: On This Day in History Steve Jobs was died

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Who was Steve Jobs?

Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur and business magnate. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc., chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company’s board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar, and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. –Wikipedia

Full Name: Steve Jobs

Nationality: American

Profession: Apple Co-founder

Born: February 24, 1955Birthplace: San Francisco, California, USA

Chinese Zodiac: Goat/SheepStar Sign: Pisces

Died: October 5, 2011 (aged 56)Cause of Death: Pancreatic cancer

Historical Events in the Life of Steve Jobs

1976-04-01 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs’ parent’s house in Cupertino, California

1997-09-16 Apple Computer Inc names co-founder Steve Jobs interim CEO

2007-01-09 Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone

2011-08-24 Steve Jobs resigns as CEO of Apple Inc. and is succeeded by Tim Cook, as a result of his illness